[NAGDU] Seeing Eye repossession: was OFF NAGDU List ownership

[Sunshine]

You are absolutely correct in your thoughts. However, rarely is a dog ever removed that I know of and I know that there has to be reasoning why. Not everyone requests ownership simply because they never have any problems with their dogs being removed. I applied for full ownership, but never worried about my dog being taken away because there would be no reason. They do, however, like people to retire their dogs at age 11. The dogs do not need to be returned to the school when people retain ownership at the time of retirement of the dog. A person can keep their dog, and if not, the puppy raiser does get the opportunity to accept or reject the dog, or we can seek someone else we know to adopt our dog.

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From: Raul A. Gallegos via NAGDU  <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users"  <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Date: Saturday, May 20, 2017 10:06 am
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Seeing Eye repossession: was OFF NAGDU List ownership

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> Hi all. Let me add that in my opinion it's not true ownership. It's more 
> of so-called bragging rights. I read the Guiding Eyes for the Blind 
> documentation and to me it seems that if the school retains the right to 
> remove the dog from you, then it's not true ownership. I hope this makes 
> sense.
> 
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> Raul A. Gallegos
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> 
> On 5/20/2017 9:05 AM, Sunshine via NAGDU wrote:
> > Guiding Eyes gives ownership to graduates after 2 years. However, there is a clause in the documentation that a dog can be removed at any time. However GEB would not remove a dog unless a full investigation were made and the evidence supports their decision.
> >
> > TSE does not forcefully remove dogs from the owners. They do ask, however, if the dog has been in service for a short period of time that the dog be returned to the school. If the graduate does not consent, it can't happen. If a person abuses a dog, the SPCA would need to be contacted, a visit to the home would be made and if a decision is made that there, indeed was abuse or neglect, the SPCA can remove the dog and returned ! that guide to The Seeing Eye.
> >
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